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Extreme Sailing Series : Leigh McMillan does the double – Act 8 Rio winner & 2012 Champion

Source: BYM News, Dec 10 2012, 3:12am CST

Omani double for 2012 Extreme Sailing Series podium places – as Oman Air claim second place behind The Wave, Muscat who are also victorious in the final Act beating Groupe Edmond de Rothschild by just 0.2 points (on 192.2) - An extraordinary 6th global ...

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2 hours ago

Oman: 25% increase in non-oil exports

Source: Zawya.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:57am CDT

MUSCAT -- Oman's non-oil exports has increased by 25 per cent in the last few months and is poised to grow further according to the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates ( PEIE ). "Oman's exports have increased by 25 per cent in the las ...

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2 hours ago

OMR600m projects to boost tourism

Source: Zawya.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:40am CDT

MUSCAT -- The investment by Oman Tourism Development Company ( Omran ) has reached RO 600 million and is spread over projects managed by the company in various governorates of the Sultanate. Addressing a press conference here yesterday, Wael bin ...

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27 weeks ago


Quote:
"I’d really like to thank and congratulate the OC Sport team for all their hard work, their professionalism and the calibre of the different stages of this World Tour. Our absence from next year’s Extreme Sailing Series doesn’t mean that we won’t return to the circuit at a later date"


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11 hours ago

Explaining Brazil’s protest movement with photos and tweets

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 18 2013, 3:44pm CDT

A demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag in front of a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Brazil is experiencing its largest protests in more than 20 years, as more than 200,000 d ...

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16 hours ago

Oman Air-Musandam takes the lead in the 2013 Route des Princes leg from Lisbon to Dun Laoghaire

Source: BYM News  |   Jun 18 2013, 11:04am CDT

After a fast and frenetic ride through the North Atlantic, Oman Air-Musandam moved into the lead of the second offshore leg of the 2013 Route des Princes during the early hours of Tuesday morning stretching out a small gain in an in ...

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1 day ago

100K protesters flood Brazilian streets in protest

Source: WTOP News  |   Jun 18 2013, 2:04am CDT

A demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag in front of a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian ci ...

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1 day ago

Oman LNG, Opal ink training pact

Source: Zawya.com  |   Jun 18 2013, 1:39am CDT

Muscat: Applying its tried-and-tested paradigm for moving candidates out of the labour market and into long-term employment, Oman LNG has sealed a training-for-jobs pact with Opal to deliver management training to twent ...

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1 day ago

100,000 line streets of Brazil to protest high taxes

Source: CBS News  |   Jun 17 2013, 9:30pm CDT

SAO PAULO More than 100,000 people took to the streets in overwhelmingly peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens ...

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Oman Sail recognised at 2013 Middle East Sports Event

Source: Middle East North Africa Financial Network  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:28pm CDT

(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) Oman Sail was recognised as an organiser of leading sports events in the region at the 2013 Middle East Sports Event Summit held in Dubai last week A press release said that the gathering, which included Bryan ...

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Route des Princes : Edmond de Rothschild scores a double in Lisbon

Source: BYM News  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:35am CDT

Leader of yesterday’s inshore races in Lisbon after the first day of racing, Edmond de Rothschild’s crew was able to handle the pressure on their shoulders today. Like in Valencia a week ago, Sébastien Josse d ...

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